Quotes of Alexander Haig - somelinesforyou

“ Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ There are about half a billion people around the world who use e-mail to 5 billion. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ There are about half a billion people around the world who use e-mail to 5 billion. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ Then came the hostage crisis during which Carter did nothing to rattle the ayatollahs who hung tough until Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, when they suddenly backed down. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ Syria is a terrorist state by any definition and is so classified by the State Department. I happen to think Iran is too. Iraq, Iran, Syria, they're all involved. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ Prior to his takeover of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini was camping near Paris, giving daily news conferences to a fawning international press corps without a murmur of complaint to France from the United States about the disaster it was coddling in the incredibly naive liberal belief that this extremist cleric would be an improvement over the Shah. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ And the reason was that there would be a right-wing uprising in America, which would keep the Democratic party out of power for two generations. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ We went in there and in 60 days with unprecedented use of precision weapons we wiped out both Taliban and al-Qaeda's extensive infrastructure in that country. To rebuild that in another country will be impossible as the most likely candidates are under a U… ”

- Alexander Haig

“ The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ We didn't do anything wrong, but among the lessons learned, given the magnitude of the problems we now face in Afghanistan, a major U.S. force on the ground would convince the world we were in for the long-haul recovery of a country devastated by 21 years of warfare. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ Those who are seeking ways to tap into the potential of e-mail will find themselves in a position to capitalize on the pending explosion in Internet usage. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ Syria is a terrorist state by any definition and is so classified by the State Department. I happen to think Iran is too. Iraq, Iran, Syria, they're all involved. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ Then came the hostage crisis during which Carter did nothing to rattle the ayatollahs who hung tough until Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, when they suddenly backed down. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of feudalism and tribalism. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ Until he left office, that man was in control. He was distraught. He was in a personal crisis of unprecedented magnitude — all he ever wanted was to be president. But of all the presidents I have known, he was the most thoughtful. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ We didn't lose Vietnam. We quit Vietnam. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ We didn't do anything wrong, but among the lessons learned, given the magnitude of the problems we now face in Afghanistan, a major U.S. force on the ground would convince the world we were in for the long-haul recovery of a country devastated by 21 years of warfare. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ Syria is a terrorist state by any definition and is so classified by the State Department. I happen to think Iran is too. Iraq, Iran, Syria, they're all involved. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level. ”

- Alexander Haig

“ We didn't do anything wrong, but among the lessons learned, given the magnitude of the problems we now face in Afghanistan, a major U.S. force on the ground would convince the world we were in for the long-haul recovery of a country devastated by 21 years of warfare. ”

- Alexander Haig
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